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Option G. Business Films.
1. Read the section on reserve in the library from Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations." 2. Read the section from Gose's "Reel Values" on Spranger paying particular attention to the "Economic" value. 3. Read the following pages and sections from Riddell's "Economics: A Tool for Understanding Society" on reserve in the Library: Part 1, pages 1-3; 41-45; 57-65; 202-214; 229-234; 243-245; 250-252; 252-258; 456-461; 468-471; 501-503; 534-536; 567-572; 589-590; 600-601. 4. See eleven of the films identified below and then one film at a time critique it from the relevant academic perspective of your reading. For each film you view notfiy me via e-mail when and where you saw the film, and include a paragraph in which you relate at least one key concept from the reading to analyze something specific about the respective film. It is usually useful to include at least two quotations from the text. Be sure to wait for my feedback regarding your review before you write a subsequent review. 5. By the end of the term submit a five page paper in which you thoroughly analyze one of the films from a Business/Economics point of view. You may want to read a Gary Galles Review among the film reviews on my Web page: http://www.pepperdine.edu/seaver/hute/faculty/gose/Gose.htm Approved films: 1. Pages 41-45, Conservative, Liberal, Radical: Any of the films listed below but especially -
2. Pages 58-65, Adam Smith: Any of the films listed below but especially -
3. Pages 138-140, Choice: Paper Chase, Breaking Away, The Freshman 4. Pages 202-214, Monopoly, Oligopoly:
5. Pages 229-231
6. Pages 231-234, Race and Gender:
7. Pages 243-245, Role of Profits:
8. Pages 250-252; 468-471, U.S. Corporations Go Global:
9. Pages 456-461, America's Underclass?:
10. Pages 501-503, Japan: Gung Ho 11. Pages 534-539, Nicaraguan: (closest related is El Norte) 12. Pages 566-572, China, Cuba:
13. Pages 589-591, 2000:
14. Pages 600-603, Nuclear:
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